Active learning at Bowling Green State University takes place in our group residential learning communities where students with similar interests and goals live and study together. In academically based communities you work closely with outstanding faculty members who teach classes and have offices right in the residence hall. With study partners next door and knowledgeable faculty and staff easy to access, your academic success gets a jump start that can take you in many directions—research, study abroad, leadership seminars, volunteering in urban schools, career exploration. Your university education knows no limits.

Use the table below to compare programs, or use the links to the left to get more information about individual communities.

 

Community - number of students Student Population Type of Programming Faculty, Staff Involvement 2008-09 Additional Fees per semester* Arts Village 200+, 175 live on campus Students with interest in the arts Learning community with on-site arts related classes and social activities Faculty director, faculty from all arts disciplines teaching courses, resident advisers $190 Chapman Community @ Kohl - 130 First Year Program–open to students of all majors and interests Dynamic, living-learning experience on three levels: hall, campus and community. Chapman provides trips and cultural events. Students take small-size classes onsite, enroll in other courses on campus and do service learning in Toledo or Bowling Green. Faculty director and professors from 12 disciplines, all with offices in Kohl Hall; graduate assistant; resident advisors, Chapman Leaders (peer mentors). $275 Global Village - 40 First-year students with interest in international and intercultural issues Learning community with on-site classes and social activities Faculty director, faculty from international studies teaching courses, resident advisor $100 Natural and Health Sciences Residential Community (NHSRC) First-year through upperclass students with natural and health science majors Extensive academic enhancement in math, chemistry, biology, anatomy and English in tutoring and group study environment. Professional mentoring and career networking. Computer resource center. Faculty director, academic advisers, graduate students as resources, resident advisers $175 Honors Learning Community - 200+ First-year through upperclass Honor students and their roommates. Academic, cultural and social programming to enhance the learning experiences of its residents. Common courses and service learning to foster student success and friendship. Resident advisers, academic advisors, Honors faculty, graduate assistants $150 La Comunidad - 50 First-year through upperclass students with interest in Spanish language and cultures Spanish language and culture immersion in co-ed residential setting. Student generated social and cultural programming. Faculty from Romance Languages, resident adviser $50 La Maison Francaise - 10 First-year to upperclass women with 3 years high school French French language and culture immersion with student generated social and cultural programming in small group setting. Native French-speaking house director, graduate house adviser, faculty from Romance Languages $30 Partners in Context and Community (PCC) - 75 first year students All Education majors interested in teaching in high-need urban schools For students interested in teaching in high-need urban schools. Comprehensive academic residential learning community integrating experiences in Toledo Public Schools with specially designed courses and variety of co-curricular activities. Senior and junior faculty in education and several other fields, academic adviser, resident advisers $275/yr-1 $150/yr-2 $100/yr-3 $50/yr-4